Safety attachment for purses.



- ,H. BASH INS KT.

SAFETY ATTACHMENT FOR PURSES,

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 7. T9l8.

1,298,278. Patentd Mar. 25,1919,

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SAFETY ATTACHMENT FOR PURSES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 25, 1919.

Application filed September 7, 1918. Serial No. 253,094.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY BASHINSKI, a citizen of the United States,residing at Macon, in the county of Bibb and State of Georgia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety Attachments forPurses, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to purses, and particularly to means for holdinga purse from detachment from the pocket of the garment.

The general object of the invention is to provide a safety device forholding purses so that they cannot be lost or'be picked from the pocket.To this end, the invention consists in applying to the purpose a ringwhich may be connected to a strap adapted to be engaged with the belt ofthe wearer so that the purse cannot fall out of the pocket or be pickedtherefrom, and further in. the provision of means whereby the purse maybe readily detached from this strap so that the purse may be used in theordinary manner.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure1 is a View showing my safety purse attachment in applied position;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a pocket showing the attachmentin place.

Referring to these drawings 1O designates the purse which is of anyordinary or usual construction and which has attached thereto the smallleather loop 11, one end of the loop being attached to the purse by anysuitable means and being provided with a spring stud 12. The otherextremity of the loop 11 is provided with a snap socket l3, coactingwith the stud. The loop 11 passes through a ring 14. and to this ring ispreferably connected the snap hook 15. To this snap is connected aleather strap 16 of any suitable length or dimensions which may beprovided with a buckle whereby the strap may be extended. or contracted.

In the use of this device the strap 16 is engaged around a belt, forinstance, the parts being long enough so that the purse may be carriedin the hip pocket, without any strain being placed on the parts. It willbe seen that with this device the purse cannot be picked from the pocketor accidentally fall out therefrom. If it be de sired to use the pursewithout the safety attachment, it may be readily disconnected therefrom,either by opening the snap hook 15 or by opening the loop 11. Byremoving the ring 14 from its engagement with the hook 15, the finger ofthe hand may he slipped through the ring and thus the purse carriedwithout risk of its being'snatched from the hand or being accidentallylaid down or falling. It is obvious that this safety device may be madevery ornamental and that it will be very effective in preventing loss.

I claim 1. A purse having thereon a leather strip, the strip beingprovided with a coacting stud and snap socket, a ring through which thestrip passes, a snap hook engaging the ring, and a leather loop adaptedto recei i a belt and engaging the snap hook.

2. A purse having attached thereto aleather strip, the strip beingadapted to be folded upon itself and being provided with a coacting studand snap socket, a ring through which the strip passes. and a loopadapted to receive a belt and detachably engaged with said ring.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

HARRY BASHINSKI.

Witnesses D. M. CLEMENTS, J. B. HOLMES.

